@article{ZehbeKolloscheLardongetal.2016, author = {Zehbe, Kerstin and Kollosche, Matthias and Lardong, Sebastian and Kelling, Alexandra and Schilde, Uwe and Taubert, Andreas}, title = {Ionogels Based on Poly(methyl methacrylate) and Metal-Containing Ionic Liquids: Correlation between Structure and Mechanical and Electrical Properties}, series = {International journal of molecular sciences}, volume = {17}, journal = {International journal of molecular sciences}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {1422-0067}, doi = {10.3390/ijms17030391}, pages = {16}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Ionogels (IGs) based on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and the metal-containing ionic liquids (ILs) bis-1-butyl-3-methlimidazolium tetrachloridocuprate(II), tetrachloride cobaltate(II), and tetrachlorido manganate(II) have been synthesized and their mechanical and electrical properties have been correlated with their microstructure. Unlike many previous examples, the current IGs show a decreasing stability in stress-strain experiments on increasing IL fractions. The conductivities of the current IGs are lower than those observed in similar examples in the literature. Both effects are caused by a two-phase structure with micrometer-sized IL-rich domains homogeneously dispersed an IL-deficient continuous PMMA phase. This study demonstrates that the IL-polymer miscibility and the morphology of the IGs are key parameters to control the (macroscopic) properties of IGs.}, language = {en} } @article{TaubertBalischewskiHentrichetal.2016, author = {Taubert, Andreas and Balischewski, Christian and Hentrich, Doreen and Elschner, Thomas and Eidner, Sascha and G{\"u}nter, Christina and Behrens, Karsten and Heinze, Thomas}, title = {Water-Soluble Cellulose Derivatives Are Sustainable Additives for Biomimetic Calcium Phosphate Mineralization}, series = {Inorganics : open access journal}, volume = {4}, journal = {Inorganics : open access journal}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2304-6740}, doi = {10.3390/inorganics4040033}, pages = {17}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The effect of cellulose-based polyelectrolytes on biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization is described. Three cellulose derivatives, a polyanion, a polycation, and a polyzwitterion were used as additives. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, IR and Raman spectroscopy show that, depending on the composition of the starting solution, hydroxyapatite or brushite precipitates form. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy also show that significant amounts of nitrate ions are incorporated in the precipitates. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy shows that the Ca/P ratio varies throughout the samples and resembles that of other bioinspired calcium phosphate hybrid materials. Elemental analysis shows that the carbon (i.e., polymer) contents reach 10\% in some samples, clearly illustrating the formation of a true hybrid material. Overall, the data indicate that a higher polymer concentration in the reaction mixture favors the formation of polymer-enriched materials, while lower polymer concentrations or high precursor concentrations favor the formation of products that are closely related to the control samples precipitated in the absence of polymer. The results thus highlight the potential of (water-soluble) cellulose derivatives for the synthesis and design of bioinspired and bio-based hybrid materials.}, language = {en} } @article{GoebelStoltenbergKrehletal.2016, author = {G{\"o}bel, Ronald and Stoltenberg, Marcus and Krehl, Stefan and Biolley, Christine and Rothe, Regina and Schmidt, Bernd and Hesemann, Peter and Taubert, Andreas}, title = {A Modular Approach towards Mesoporous Silica Monoliths with Organically Modified Pore Walls: Nucleophilic Addition, Olefin Metathesis, and Cycloaddition}, series = {European journal of inorganic chemistry : a journal of ChemPubSoc Europe}, volume = {6}, journal = {European journal of inorganic chemistry : a journal of ChemPubSoc Europe}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1434-1948}, doi = {10.1002/ejic.201500638}, pages = {2088 -- 2099}, year = {2016}, abstract = {We have synthesized mesoporous silica (monoliths) with defined surface chemistry by means of a number of addition reactions: (i) coupling of an isocyanate to a surface-immobilized thiol, (ii) addition of an epoxide to a surface-immobilized thiol, (iii) cross-metathesis between two olefins, and (iv) Huisgen [2+3] cycloaddition of an alkyne-functionalized silica monolith with an azide. Functionalization of the mesopores was observed, but there are significant differences between individual approaches. Isocyanate and epoxide additions lead to high degrees of functionalization, whereas olefin metathesis and [2+3] cycloaddition are less effective. We further show that the efficiency of the modification is about twice as high in mesoporous silica particles than in macroscopic silica monoliths.}, language = {en} }